USS_Missouri_(BB-63)_and_USS_Alaska_(CB-1)_at_Norfolk,_Virginia,_1944.jpg

Summary

Description	Aerial view of warships at the base piers of Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia (USA), circa August 1944. Among them are: the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), the largest ship; the battlecruiser USS Alaska (CB-1), on the other side of the pier; the escort carrier USS Croatan (CVE-25), and two destroyers, a Fletcher -class destroyer at the pier and a Clemson/Wilkes -class-destroyer moored outboard.
Date	August 1944
Source	Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-190547 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author	U.S. Navy

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